Top scholarships for women

The Nondas Hurst Voll Scholarship will be awarded to single mothers seeking to transition off public assistance. Applicants may be college-level or certificate-level students pursuing higher education or job training beyond high school. Past recipients may reapply. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Rhode Island Foundation for more information.

The Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship will be awarded to students who plan to attend graduate school to obtain a law degree at an accredited institution. Past recipients may reapply. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Rhode Island Foundation for more information.

The Rhode Island Commission on Women/Freda H. Goldman Education Award will be awarded to college-level or certificate-level students who are pursuing education or job training beyond high school. Preference will be given to highly motivated, self-supporting, low-income women completing their first undergraduate degree or certificate program. Past recipients are eligible to reapply. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Rhode Island Foundation for more information.

The Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award aims to recognize and encourage excellence by women in graduate studies in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS. The nominee must be a registered female graduate student in an accredited academic institution at the time when the applications are due. Applicants are normally expected not to graduate before the award selection. The award may be given to a particular individual only once. Following the Awards Committee Meeting in the Spring or Summer, the top eight student nominees are notified and invited to present talks on their research to the Awards Committee in a virtual interview in late summer. After the interview, one of the top three students of the eight finalists will receive the Whetten Award. Criteria for selection of the awardee are excellence in research and academic record. Please visit the award's website or contact the American Vacuum Society for more information.

The Eloise Campbell Scholarship will give preference to applicants from Bowie County, Texas, or Miller County, Arkansas. Undergraduate scholarships are available either until the student completes the degree or a maximum of 4 years, whichever comes first. Applicants must be the lineal (direct) descendant of an eligible Confederate (that is, one who served honorably in the Confederate Army, Navy, or Civil Service or who gave Material Aid to the Cause). Only members of UDC or CofC may apply on the record of collateral ancestors. Applicants must be endorsed by the Chapter President and the Chapter Second Vice President, Division President and by the Division Second Vice President. GED and recent SAT/ACT scores will be accepted without GPA if the applicant is not a high school graduate. Applicants must attend college or university in the United States. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the United Daughters of the Confederacy for more information about the scholarship and the application process.

The Jan Gwatney Scholarship will give preference to applicants with permanent residence in Louisiana, Texas or Georgia. Undergraduate scholarships are available either until the student completes the degree or a maximum of 4 years, whichever comes first. Applicants must be the lineal (direct) descendant of an eligible Confederate (that is, one who served honorably in the Confederate Army, Navy, or Civil Service or who gave Material Aid to the Cause). Only members of UDC or CofC may apply on the record of collateral ancestors. Applicants must be endorsed by the Chapter President and the Chapter Second Vice President, Division President and by the Division Second Vice President. GED and recent SAT/ACT scores will be accepted without GPA if the applicant is not a high school graduate. Applicants must attend college or university in the United States. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the United Daughters of the Confederacy for more information about the scholarship and the application process.

The 2025 Women on Par Scholarship application will remain open until 200 completed applications are received or April 15, 2025 of the application year, whichever occurs first. Originally established in 2007, the Women on Par scholarship provides financial assistance for three to four, "non-traditional" female students, over the age of 30, pursuing higher education for the first time, with the intention of helping women get "on par" with their peers through the opportunities a college degree provides. Winners are selected based on need, personal and professional goals, and their personal stories. Applicants must be pursuing a Technical or Vocational, Associates or Bachelor's degree. Three recommendation letters are required. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the LPGA Amateur Golf Association for more information.

The Kris Paper Legacy Scholarship for Women in Technology Fund provides an annual scholarship to a graduating high school senior or returning female college student who intends to further their education at a two-year or four-year college or university or at a vocational or technical school to seek a degree in a technology related field. Applicants must be from the greater Kansas City area. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation for more information.

The Walter Reed Smith Scholarship will be awarded to a student who must be applying for a degree in business administration, computer science, home economics, nutrition, or nursing. Undergraduate scholarships are available either until the student completes the degree or a maximum of 4 years, whichever comes first. Applicants must be the lineal (direct) descendant of an eligible Confederate (that is, one who served honorably in the Confederate Army, Navy, or Civil Service or who gave Material...